Blogger Arraigned In Court For Hate Speech

A blogger was on Monday accused of linking former Kilome MP Harun Mwau to the deaths of two ministers who were killed in a helicopter crash last year.

Stephen Muriuki Wanuku was charged before the Nairobi chief magistrate where he denied posting an offensive message to Mr. Mwau. The prosecution said that on May 12 at 11.52am through facebook, Mr Muriuki posted a “grossly offensive” message which caused annoyance and created anxiety to Mr Mwau.

“You drug lord…God will punish you for what you did, do you think if you are rich you can kill people, you killed Saitoti and Ojode and four innocent lives…may you rot in hell,” the message, read in court said.

Mr Muriuki is accused of violating the communication laws through the use of a licenced medium. He was granted a cash bail of Sh30,000 and the case set to be heard on June 17. A mention will be on June 3.

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